Facebook has actually now started supporting & playing GIFs animations, however the GIFs don't move if uploaded directly to the Facebook site. There's a specific basic method which has to be practiced to ensure that your GIFs constantly animate on Facebook-- So here's a small tutorial on how you can Add or Upload & Post animated GIFs on Facebook PC & mobile Website as well as Facebook Mobile App for Android & iPhone-iPad (iOS). This technique even lets you post GIFs as Facebook status update, or in comments, or in Personal Messaging as well! How Do You Post Gifs On Facebook.

 

How Do You Post Gifs On Facebook

1. Getting the Direct URL of GIF from another host, That is publishing GIF on some other server and copying its Direct Link.

2. Pasting the Direct Link of GIF into the Facebook Text Window (Status/ Comment/ Messaging) and Publishing it! That's it! (You have actually effectively included an animated GIF on Facebook-- Now let's have an appearance onto each action in detail).

Pre-Requistes.

• A GIF You can utilize the existing GIFs or you can even produce a brand-new one using the particular approaches.

Developing GIF on Android-- Use Graphica App for Android. Graphica even lets you create GIFs utilizing frames, and has an integrated direct facebook share option which you can straight utilize to share Andimated GIFs on Facebook.

Develop a GIF on iPhone-- Follow this connected tutorial to Produce & View GIFs on iPhone (Uploading GIFs to facebook will require some additonal methods).

Approach.

• Now, considering you have your GIF files prepared, First of all Upload the GIF files to an image-hosting site which supports hotlinking, (for e.g You can use Giphy.com, UltraImg.com to submit your GIFs and get the direct links. for example in our tutorial we will be using Giphy.com as our image host.


• Navigate to http://giphy.com/upload and Publish your Existing GIF by drag and droping your GIFs onto the upload Window as displayed in the listed below image.

Now it will begin uploading your GIF onto the Giphy server. Now you require to concur to their Terms of Service and then click the "Upload GIFs" button.

Now as soon as you have actually submitted your GIF onto Giphy, it will fill a preview window, Now scroll-down to the bottom of the GIF image sneak peek and select "Advanced" alternative.

• Once you choose "Advanced" choice it will provide you with various links, Now merely "Copy" "ctrl+ c" the GIF Download Link as displayed in the image below.

Note-- Giphy does notes that Giphy links preview in Facebook & Twitter but Giphy Links do not animate by default and thus we are utilizing the GIF Download Hyperlinks.

• Now, Open Facebook.com-- And Paste the GIF Download Link into the "Update Status" field, and wait till the preview loads as revealed in the image below.

Note-- If the preview does not fill even if you pasted the

correct link, Please refill the page and attempt once again up until the preview appears. (If you're utilizing the Facebook mobile app-- The same method requests Facebook app also, paste the direct link into Update Status field and work for the sneak peek to load.

• Once the preview is filled, Merely Click "Post" and voila! you will see the GIF is animating and moving, therefore you have effectively posted Animated GIFs on Facebook!


• Quick Idea-- You can even remove the pasted link, when the sneak peek is loaded so that no one can think how you did it, If you deal with any issues while utilizing this approach don't hesitate to comment.

We highly recommend using Graphica App for Android for publishing the GIFs on Facebook, as it instantly does the complete task of developing GIF, uploading, and copy-pasting the URL for you, and besides it likewise supplies awesome Frame Live GIFs option so you can design your GIFs also!

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